How many people are playing A Difficult Game About Climbing right now?

19 people are playing A Difficult Game About Climbing on Steam right now, making it the 5598th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 27 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is A Difficult Game About Climbing's all-time peak player count?

A Difficult Game About Climbing's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 1,618, reached in March 2024.

Is A Difficult Game About Climbing good? What do Steam reviews say?

87% of 5,454 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does A Difficult Game About Climbing cost on Steam?

A Difficult Game About Climbing costs $9.99 on Steam (US).

Does A Difficult Game About Climbing work on Steam Deck?

A Difficult Game About Climbing is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

A Difficult Game About Climbing

by Pontypants · Released Mar 6, 2024

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Players now

#5,598

▲ 5.6%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

87% positive

Very Positive5,454 reviews

Owners (est.)200K–500K

24h peak

Highest seen1,618

Mar 10, 20242.7 years ago

Price on Steam

$9.99

Lowest ever $9.99 Nov 2026

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Players +5.6% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 16:32 UTC · tracking since 2024-03-01

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Reviews

87% positive of 5,454 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Interface text is not legible
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

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Nov 30, 2025, 2:36 AM UTC
Build 20993968the current build when we started tracking596 MB on Windows

Betas and other versions (1)

Nov 30, 2025, 2:47 AM UTC
beta · build 20993968
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Patch notes

Nov 30, 2025
PatchKey Rebinding Update - Patch Notes v1.2.65
With this update, you can finally rebind keys to your liking. This is exclusive to keyboard/mouse as the controls for gamepad wouldn't really work in any other configuration. Enjoy! Patch Notes v 1.2.65 Added full mouse-and-keyboard key-remapping (accessible f…
Nov 7, 2025
PatchUI Update - Patch Notes v1.2.64
Patch Notes v1.2.64 Added options to hide the crown and cape. Added a Statistics screen showing PB times and clears for both maps. Improved localization across all languages. Fixed minor sound playback issues. Roadmap: Rebindable Buttons: Final major feature i…
Oct 23, 2025
PatchImproved localization, optimization and more - Patch Notes
v1.2.63 Patch Notes: Improved localization: Some of the translations were a bit off, these should hopefully be corrected now. It's hard for me to be sure since I don't speak any of the translated languages :| If you have suggestions I am all ears! Improved opt…
Aug 30, 2025
PatchRoadmap & Patch Notes
Patch Notes v1.2.5: To not spam out patch notes - here are all the patch notes since the release of the new expansion: Added 2 new achievements Difficulty balancing in several sections. Gift boxes now have notes to indicate whether more gifts are available or …
Aug 20, 2025
PatchNew Map Trailer is Live - Free Update Coming Aug 25!
Dear climbers,I've been cooking.I'm super excited to announce a completely new map for A Difficult Game About Climbing - It's similar in size to the first map and features a ton of new environments and challenges. See the new trailer below!This major update wi…
May 7, 2024
PatchGeneral Improvements - Patch Notes v1.138
Fixed a few things that have been on the TO DO list for a while but never made it into a patch until now. Added a button to reset your personal best time. Further improved the save system to minimize corrupted save files. Improved menu experience when using a …

Other news (5)

Sep 1, 2025
Localization is here!
A Difficult Game About Climbing has now been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Russian and Korean!All UI elements, intro texts and credits (at the end of map 2) have been fully localized.Still on the list to translate:In game assets such as the "Peak…
Aug 25, 2025
NEW MAP EXPANSION OUT NOW!
A Difficult New Climb Awaits!Brand new mapSimilar in size to the previous map with lots of new and unique challenges. New climbing surfaces with different properties, physics puzzles, obstacles and a lot of frustration. The new map consists of 9 new areas each…
Jun 6, 2025
The Rage Game Starter Pack - 15% Discount
I'm super excited to have teamed up with the godfather of the Foddian genre himself - Bennett Foddy and Isto Inc. We've created a bundle including Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy, Get To Work and A Difficult Game About Climbing.Bundling my game with the fat…
May 16, 2024
Mac OS release!
I've been working hard on getting A Difficult Game About Climbing running and notarized for MacOS. Apple has concocted up quite an elaborate process for making apps run properly on MacOS. As satisfying as it is to finally get the game running on Mac, Apple use…
Apr 30, 2024
A Difficult Game About Climbing is a difficult game about climbing
I'm not sure how I, a committed Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy fan, managed to miss A Difficult Game About Climbing. It is, like its obvious inspiration, a difficult game about climbing, but here you're using your arms independently to grip and hoist yours…

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History

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Review score: 87% on 2026-11-01 → 87% today (5,454 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$9.99

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A Difficult Game About Climbing player count and quick facts

How many people are playing A Difficult Game About Climbing right now?: 19 people are playing A Difficult Game About Climbing on Steam right now, making it the 5598th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 27 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is A Difficult Game About Climbing's all-time peak player count?: A Difficult Game About Climbing's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 1,618, reached in March 2024.
Is A Difficult Game About Climbing good? What do Steam reviews say?: 87% of 5,454 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does A Difficult Game About Climbing cost on Steam?: A Difficult Game About Climbing costs $9.99 on Steam (US).
Does A Difficult Game About Climbing work on Steam Deck?